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Time to cancel T-Mobile service |
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Written by Randy Wilson
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
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Story was originally posted on ArsTechnica . At Starbucks, T-Mobile is out and AT&T is in, at least when it comes to WiFi. AT&T and Starbucks announced their new partnership this morning, saying that the carrier plans to offer a variety of service offerings at 7,000 Starbucks locations in the US. Best of all, many customers will be able to access the service for free (as in beer), with paid offerings as low as $3.99 for two hours of use. AT&T says that, beginning this spring, anyone who uses a Starbucks Card (a prepaid gift card, like one you would give to a friend) will be able to get up to two hours of free WiFi service per day at any Starbucks location with WiFi service. Better yet, if you're an AT&T broadband or U-verse subscriber, you'll be able to use unlimited WiFi at Starbucks for free. For everyone else, paid service will begin at $3.99 per two-hour session, and monthly membership will go for $19.99 per month. Comparatively, T-Mobile's offerings were limited to $9.99 per day and between $19.99 and $39.99 per month (depending on whether you were also a T-Mobile wireless subscriber and are willing to sign a contract to lock in a lower rate). Unfortunately, AT&T wireless customers—such as the plethora of iPhone owners who frequent Starbucks—don't have any special access as of yet. "This offer is for AT&T broadband customers who can access WiFi in the stores over a WiFi-enabled device. [iPhone users] who are not broadband subscribers can't access for free at this time," AT&T spokesperson Brad Mays told Ars, although the company says that it plans to expand its Starbucks benefits to those subscribers "soon." |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 June 2008 )
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Cyber security, al-Qaida style |
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Written by Randy Wilson
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
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Taken from MSNBC.com
Al-Qaida deputy Ayman al Zawahiri appeared in a new propaganda video late last month, lamenting the killing of a high-ranking member of the terror network. Not that long ago, analysts at the CIA would have combed the video for hidden messages - possible “go signals” for terrorist attacks.
Was there something sinister inserted in the Koranic verse at the beginning of the tape, they might wonder, or did the video itself mask an embedded message? Analysts still do textual and video analysis of al-Qaida statements, but the likelihood that messages were secreted in the video is not as high as once thought. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 31 March 2008 )
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FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis |
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Written by Randy Wilson
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
Taken from ComputerWorld :
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled data breach complaints against retailer TJX Companies Inc. and data broker Reed Elsevier, requiring both companies to establish comprehensive information security programs and submit to biennial data security audits over the next 20 years. The settlements, announced Thursday, also require the companies to identify internal and external risks to the security and confidentiality of personal information and assess the safeguards already in place. The settlements don't include fines because the FTC doesn't have authority to levy civil fines in violations of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair business practices. The FTC has asked Congress for the ability to seek civil fines under the FTC Act, an agency spokeswoman said. |
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